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Masuda Bhatti
Bangladeshi journalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Masuda Bhatti is a Bangladeshi journalist who was a Commissioner of the Information Commission.[1] She has been removed from her post on 21st January 2025 after allegations of serious misconduct against her were proven.[2] Bhatti was known for filing a defamation lawsuit against Barrister Mainul Hosein who is connected with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and editor of New Nation daily and Daily Ittefaq.[3][4]
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Early life
Bhatti was born in 1973 in Faridpur District.[5]
Career
In 2007, Bhatti worked as a journalist based in London.[6] She worked as the executive editor of a weekly newspaper in London.[7] She had contributed to Ajker Kagoj, Janomot, Moscow Time, and Prothom Alo.[5]
Bhatti was working as a columnist in 2010.[8]
Barrister Mainul Hosein made insulting comments about Bhatti in a television show in 2018.[9] Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Kaisarul Islam sent Hosein to jail in October in nine defamation cases filed over the incident including one by Bhatti.[10] Hosein was sued under the Digital Security Act.[11]
In August 2023, Bhatti was appointed Information Commissioner of Bangladesh along with retired District and Sessions Judge Shahidul Alam Jhinuk.[12] She replaced Suraiya Begum.[12] They will serve under chief information commissioner Dr Abdul Malek.[13]
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